Last Updated: December 28, 2020 5:20 pm
Everton vs Man City
Monday’s late Premier League clash was scheduled to see Manchester City and Everton face off at Goodison Park.
Both sides were primed to enter proceedings in fine form.
The Toffees started the day sitting 2nd in the Premier League table, after picking up four wins in a row.
Man City, meanwhile, were undefeated in five league outings, climbing up to 6th place.
Pep Guardiola’s side also boast a game in hand on most of the clubs around them, and could potentially have moved as high as 2nd with a win on Monday.
In turn, for obvious reasons, there was widespread excitement surrounding the Merseyside clash.
Everton vs Man City called off
Tonight’s Goodison showdown, however, has now been called off.
Gabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker of course missed City’s boxing day win over Newcastle United, after returning positive Covid-19 tests:
Man City duo Gabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker test positive for Covid-19 https://t.co/Kor1B7a034 pic.twitter.com/bo9Q7EqbiJ
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) December 25, 2020
And now, there appears to have been a further breakout in the Sky Blues’ camp.
As first reported by the Daily Mail’s Jack Gaughan, City’s trip to Everton has been postponed on the back of further positive Covid tests at the Etihad:
Manchester City’s match with Everton has been postponed after more positive Covid tests.
— Jack Gaughan (@Jack_Gaughan) December 28, 2020
Man City, meanwhile, have since released the following statement, confirming the news:
After the latest round of Covid-19 testing, the club returned a number of positive cases, in addition to the four already reported on Christmas Day. With the security of the bubble compromised, there posed a risk that the virus could spread further amongst the squad, the staff and potentially beyond. Based on strong medical advice the Premier League, in consultation with both clubs, have decided to postpone the fixture.
NEWS | This evening’s game at Everton has been postponed.
🔷 #ManCity | https://t.co/axa0klD5re https://t.co/ZLnMhyIloa
— Manchester City (@ManCity) December 28, 2020
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This article was edited by Conor Laird.
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Liverpool FC | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Everton FC | 15 | 7 | 29 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 15 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Manchester United FC | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 6 | Manchester City FC | 14 | 9 | 26 |
| 7 | Aston Villa FC | 13 | 14 | 25 |
| 8 | Chelsea FC | 15 | 13 | 25 |
| 9 | Southampton FC | 15 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | West Ham United FC | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Newcastle United FC | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace FC | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 15 | Arsenal FC | 15 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 15 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Burnley FC | 14 | -12 | 13 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 15 | -10 | 11 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | -19 | 8 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 15 | -18 | 2 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 11 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 10 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 8 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 8 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 6 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 6 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 6 |
| Abraham, Tammy | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 5 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 5 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| El Ghazi, Anwar | Aston Villa FC | 5 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 5 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 5 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 4 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 4 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 4 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 4 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 0 | 4 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 4 |
| Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 4 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 4 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 4 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 3 |
| Berge, Sander | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 4 |
| Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 4 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 4 |
| Dunk, Lewis | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 3 |
| Mendy, Nampalys | Leicester City FC | 0 | 4 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 3 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 6 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 6 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 6 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 4 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 4 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| Adams, Che | Southampton FC | 4 |
| Chilwell, Benjamin | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 4 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 4 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 4 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 4 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 3 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 3 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 3 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 3 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 3 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 3 |
Source: 101greatgoals.com
